No.F.2-19/2004-PN-1

Government of India

Ministry of Human Resource Development

Department of Secondary & Higher Education

 

New Delhi, the 10^th September, 2004

 

ORDER

 

The Government of India had re-constituted the Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) vide Resolution dated 6.7.2004. The first meeting of the re-constituted Central Advisory Board of Education was held on 10 & 11 August, 2004 during which some critical issues had emerged needing detailed deliberation.  It was decided to set up Committees of CABE to examine in detail these critical issues. Accordingly it has been decided, with the approval of the Minister of Human Resource Development, to set up a Committee of CABE on the subject of “Financing of Higher and Technical Education” under the Chairmanship of Prof. Bhalchandra Mungeker, Member, Planning Commission with the following composition:

 

S.No.	Name & Address
1.	Prof. Bhalchandra Mungeker, Member, Planning Commission	Chairman
2.	Minister In-charge of Higher Education Government of Andhra Pradesh	Member
3.	Minister In-charge of Higher Education Government of Delhi	Member
4.	Minister In-charge of Higher Education Government of Orissa	Member
5.	Prof. Zoya Hasan, JNU	Member
6.	Shri Praful Bidwai	Member
7.	Chairman, University Grants Commission	Member
8.	Prof. Mrinal Miri, VC. NEHU	Member
9.	Sh. S.V. Giri, Vice-Chancellor, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning	Member
10.	Sh. Bakul Dholakia, IIM, Ahmedabad	Member
11.	Prof. Deepak Nayyar, Vice-Chancellor, Delhi University	Member
12.	Sh. M.R. Kolhatkar	Member
13.	Dr. Sukhdeo Thorat	Member
14.	Chairman, All India Council for Technical Education	Member
15.	Chairman, Distance Education Council	Member
16.	Prof. Andre Beteille	Member
17.	Shri Azim Premji	Member
18.	Dr. A.K. Mishra, Director, IIT, Powai	Member
19.	Shri N. Srinivasan, Secretary-General Confederation of Indian Industries	Member
20.	Dr. J.B.G. Tilak, NIEPA	Member Secretary

 

 

  The terms of reference of the Committee are:-

 

a)      To examine the adequacy of investments in Higher/Technical Education and to find ways of augmenting the resource flow in Higher Education;

b)      To examine the question of a fair share of 6% of GDP, for Education;

c)      To suggest the ways of encouraging and regulating private participation and investments in Higher/Technical Education.

 

The Committee shall be provided secretarial assistance by NIEPA.  The Member of the Committee shall be paid TA/DA at the rates that are payable to the Members of the High Powered Committees.

 

The Committee shall give its recommendations within six months from the date of its constitution. 

 

 

(Anil Kapoor)

Deputy Secretary to the Government of India

Copy forwarded to:

 

 

1.   All Members of the Committee of CABE.

2.   All Ministries/Departments of the Govt. of India

3.   All Attached/Subordinate Offices and Autonomous Statutory Bodies under the Ministry of Human Resource Development.

4.   All State Governments/Union Territories.

5.   President’s Secretariat.

6.   Prime Minister’s Office.

7.   Cabinet Secretariat.

 

 

(Anil Kapoor)

Deputy Secretary to the Government of India